Reviews for Famous Trials: Cases That Made History - Frank McLynn - Hardcover

The average rating for Famous Trials: Cases That Made History - Frank McLynn - Hardcover based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-05-01 00:00:00 Cristy Eastman This wasn't a bad book and it was very interesting to see the trends throughout history's trials. There were several trials, though, that I was completely unaware of, i.e. Whistler v Ruskin, and a few that I knew about, i.e. the Scopes Monkey Trial, State of Illinois v. Leopold and Loeb, the Rosenburgs' trial, Joan of Arc's (you get the picture). It laid out a brief summary or history of each trial before going into further detail which I think was a good idea. If you weren't familiar with some of the trials, you get to find out the ending of the trial and then read how it got to that point - in most cases (there were some where you had to read through to get to the conclusion). I was a little disappointed that I didn't see a few other famous trials, like Lizzie Borden's or the Lincoln Assassination trial, but the content was good, and adequately satisfying, for what it contained. I do recommend reading this book if only to get a teaser into some of the famous trials in history, like the Nuremberg trial.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-11-21 00:00:00 Joseph Palino Famous Trials compiles a list of the best known trials in legal history with a brief overview of the facts and situations, back stories and at times postscripts on the characters involved. As a paralegal, I found this book fascinating with just the right balance of information on the trials to provide basic background, but not too much detail to overwhelm. Each trial took up between 4-6 pages and many of the pages had photos and illustrations from the cases so this is not a strenuous read and the photos are a great touch. I don't think it would translate as well on a kindle because of all the photos and captions, but I could be wrong. I loved the wide range of trials represented from the Jesus of Nazareth to the the Salem Witch trial to Socrates and Brown vs the Board of Education. Most of the major ones I could think of were well represented. A fascinating compilation for history and legal buffs alike.